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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant this week to study a plan to release the treated water that accumulates there … Read More

The European Union says it wants to play a more active role in the Indo-Pacific. This was one of the main takeaways from Thursday’s meeting between the Japanese prime minister … Read More

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin arrives in Tokyo on Tuesday for her first visit to Japan. She is due to meet Prime Minister Kishida Fumio the next day. Kishida and … Read More

A priceless record of Ainu culture finds an international audience nearly 100 years after it was first published. “Ainu Shinyoshu”, or “Collection of Ainu Divine Songs”, compiled by author Chiri … Read More

TOKYO (THE JAPAN NEWS/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Each time North Korea tests a ballistic missile, which can be used as a nuclear warhead delivery vehicle, its nuclear capabilities grow … Read More

Residents of the Ukrainian capital went nearly two weeks without an attack by Russian forces. But that changed for Kyiv residents on Thursday. Explosions rocked the city just as UN … Read More

Officials of a social welfare foundation say Ukrainian evacuees without relatives or acquaintances in Japan face challenges managing underlying illnesses and ensuring learning opportunities for children. Members of the Asian … Read More

Top U.S. defense and diplomatic officials are scheduled to meet with Ukraine’s president on Sunday in the capital Kyiv. The meeting comes two months into the invasion as Russian forces … Read More

Russian forces have been besieging the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol for weeks. They fought to take control of the key port. Commanders now say the troops have achieved their … Read More

India said on Thursday it had allowed Japanese commercial planes to land here to pick up aid for Ukrainian refugees in Eastern Europe as Japan claimed New Delhi had not … Read More

A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers traveled to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo for the annual Spring Festival which kicked off on Thursday. The group usually visits the shrine during its … Read More

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Philippine counterpart have agreed to deepen cooperation as part of their countries’ bilateral alliance. Austin spoke with Philippine Secretary of National Defense … Read More

A group of visiting US congressional lawmakers expressed support for Taiwan and stressed the global importance of its security. The six-member bipartisan group met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in … Read More

The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol said on Monday that the death toll from the Russian siege could exceed 20,000, or 5% of the population. Mayor Vadym Boichenko … Read More

An NHK opinion poll shows Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s cabinet approval rating at 53%, unchanged from the previous survey last month. The disapproval rate is 23%, down 2 points. NHK … Read More

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv and pledged additional military assistance. Johnson made the visit without notice to the media on Saturday. Zelenskyy … Read More

EU leaders have witnessed with their own eyes the consequences of the Russian attacks. And they vowed to “pay a very, very heavy price” on President Vladimir Putin. European Commission … Read More

Japan’s foreign minister has arranged for 20 Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion of their country to travel to Japan from Poland. Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa told reporters in … Read More

A long-standing territorial dispute between Japan and Russia is likely to drag on with the suspension of negotiations. Russia pulled out of the talks following Japan’s decision to join international … Read More

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in a bid to maintain cooperative bilateral relations amid strained relations with Western countries over Ukraine. Lavrov arrived … Read More

Russia and China have agreed to expand cooperation as the rift between Moscow and Western countries widens following the invasion of Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting China’s … Read More

The Tokyo district, known for its otaku culture, is home to a hidden gem that few people know about. When you hear the word “Daibutsu” (“Big Buddha”) in Japan, the … Read More

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has stressed that the UN will work to establish a ceasefire to end the humanitarian crisis unfolding in eastern Ukraine and other parts of Ukraine. … Read More

Russian troops are relentless in their attack on Mariupol, a strategic port city in southeastern Ukraine. Local media say the mayor fled. A US think tank says Russian forces have … Read More

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India for the first time since the deadly clash between the two countries two years ago. The trip came without any prior announcement. Wang … Read More

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has left for Belgium to attend the Group of Seven Nations summit, which is being held on Thursday. Before leaving Tokyo shortly after 12:00 p.m. … Read More

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said monitoring systems at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had stopped transmitting data. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi issued … Read More

Eleven years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the government has lifted some of the evacuation orders for nearby towns and villages, but rebuilding the communities that once thrived there is … Read More

A surprise version of traditional Japan that includes a giant kokeshi doll. Last week as the sun rose Kiyomizuderaone of Kyoto’s most famous and historic temples, something was a little … Read More

German anti-war protesters took to the streets of the capital Berlin to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Police say more than 100,000 people gathered around the Brandenburg Gate in … Read More

Looks like he’s either really happy or really mad at online retail. On December 15, the normally quiet compound of Sakuragi Shrine in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture was defiled by … Read More

According to French media, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai reiterated that she had never claimed anyone had sexually assaulted her. The report said Peng spoke to them on Monday in … Read More

Aichi Park dedicated to Hayao Miyazaki’s films and his studio’s animation masterpieces promises to be free of rides, full of surprises. For a project with such intense interest from a … Read More

The Chinese government is aiming to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Beijing as the country’s Lunar New Year holiday begins on Monday, four days before the opening of … Read More

Reservations are now being accepted for one night in game history. If you are looking for a place to stay in Kyoto, there are a wide variety of hotels ready … Read More

NHK has learned that officials at the U.S. Embassy in Japan are making arrangements to visit sites in Niigata Prefecture where Japanese nationals were abducted by North Korea decades ago. … Read More